Prawns In Hoisin Sauce

Prawns in Hoisin Sauce is similar to stir-fry prawns. Hoisin sauce is a sweet n sour Chinese sauce. The word hoisin is a romanization of the Chinese word for seafood "海鮮" as pronounced in Cantonese. Hoisin sauce ingredients include starches such as sweet potato, wheat or rice, and water, sugar, soybeans, white distilled vinegar, salt, garlic, red chili peppers, and sometimes preservatives or coloring agents. Traditionally, hoisin sauce is made using sweet potato. Despite the literal meaning of "seafood", hoisin sauce does not contain fish.

This is a quick recipe and one has the freedom to add their own veges like carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, sweet-corn, etc. It serves as a wonderful starter and goes well with garlic bread. 

Ingredients

500 Gms Prawns (Peeled and de-viened)

1 Tsp Olive Oil

3-4 Garlic Cloves (Chopped)

3 Spring Onions (Chopped)

½ Cup Green Peas (Boiled)

1 Medium Capsicum (Cut in squares)

3 Green Chilies (Cut in slices)

½ Cup Baby Corn-Optional

2 Tsp Hoisin Sauce

1 Tsp Hot Chili Sauce

1 Tsp Honey

½ Tsp Soya Sauce

Method

1. Heat olive oil in wok. Swirl it around. Add the garlic, green chilies and fry them for half a minute
2. Add spring onions and capsicum and mix till they are soft. Take it off the pan.
3. Add the prawns to the pan. Allow to cook from one side then flip it and let it cook from the other side.
4. Add all the veggies, soya sauce, hoisin sauce, Chili sauce and honey to the prawns and mix for about 4-5 minutes. Adjust salt.
5. Serve hot with some french fries or sliced tomato on the side with Garlic Breads.

Hint: You can add your own veges like carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, etc.

If you want to save time and effort boil the prawns in microwave.